‘Human ashes’ and 35 bodies recovered by police investigating Hull funeral parlour
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The bodies of a total of 35 people and the suspected ashes of a number of others have now been recovered by police investigating a funeral directors over “concern for care of the deceased”.
Humberside police said the remains had been removed from Legacy Independent Funeral Directors on Hessle Road in Hull and taken to the mortuary in the city.
A 46-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of prevention of a lawful and decent burial, fraud by false representation and fraud by abuse of position had been released on bail, the force said.
Assistant Chief Constable Thom Mcloughlin told a press conference on Tuesday: “We have now recovered a total of 35 deceased who have now been respectfully transported to the mortuary in Hull and formal identification procedures are now taking place.
“In addition, we have also recovered a quantity of what we suspect to be human ashes. We are in the process of carefully recovering all of those ashes and taking those to the mortuary.”
On Monday police said they had recovered 34 bodies so Tuesday’s total represented one more person’s body being recovered.
A large number of police have been seen at the site, including forensics officers dressed in white protective suits and the maritime protection unit.
Officers cordoned off three Legacy Independent Funeral Directors sites after the force received a report last Wednesday of concerns about the “storage and management processes relating to care of the deceased”.